Ajana
Ajana | |
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Warribano Chimney | |
Ajana | |
Interactive map of Ajana | |
| Coordinates: 27°57′05″S 114°38′16″E / 27.951516°S 114.637724°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Established | 1915 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 728.2 km2 (281.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 51 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6532 |
Ajana is a townsite within the Shire of Northampton in Western Australia. It is located at the junction of Ajana-Kalbarri Road and Ajana Back Road, 53 kilometres (33 mi) by road north of Northampton, 61 kilometres (38 mi) by road southwest of Kalbarri, and 531 kilometres (330 mi) west-northwest of Perth in the Mid West region.
The name Ajana is Aboriginal in origin and is thought to be either the Nanda name for the area or to be derived from a similar word meaning "mine".